New story!!!! I hope you like it…Brooke's POV and I got this idea after I read the book, Life As I Knew It. Not based on the book but it gave me this idea. Read and please review!!!!

Chapter 1-

My name is Brooke Davis and I'm a junior at Tree Hill High School. I of course live in Tree Hill, a small town in North Carolina. It has about 100 people (okay, I'm being sarcastic) and not many shopping places. You would never think that someone like me that likes to shop would live somewhere with a mall so small that there are only about ten stores.

I'm popular I guess which means I only have one true friend of course. His name is Lucas Scott. Yes, the Lucas Scott. The only bad part about having Lucas as a best friend is the many, many, many, girls you see him with. I know what you're thinking, what does that have to do with me? Well, I kind of have the biggest crush on him ever since we met. We met when we were in sixth grade and I never liked anyone as much as I like him. I've had boyfriends but not too serious. I always made an excuse when it was about to get that far.

My parents are non existent to me. I get whatever I want just so they don't have to deal with me. Great parents, huh? It's some kids dream to have parents like mine but I wish the total opposite. I would like to have some who cared for at least a day.

School is pretty normal. I have that same group of friends, Lucas, Peyton, Haley, and Nathan. Everyone in that group is paired off except for me, Peyton, and Lucas. It's meant to be with me and Lucas in my mind. He thinks otherwise. He brings a different girl every week to sit and eat lunch with us and it kills me to see him kiss her or whisper something in her ear to make her giggle. He is clueless. Everyone sees it but him. Maybe it would be easier if he knew…

At this point I was walking from my locker to my last class of the day, English Lit. Lucas was in this class with me so I usually looked forward to it. I walked to my seat which was right next to Lucas and opened my book.

"Hey Cheery," he said with his head still glued to the book.

"Hey Broody."

"Nathan is having a party at his beach house tonight. Want to go with me?"

"What about that Christine or Christina girl? Aren't you going with her?" I said referring to his girlfriend or so I thought.

"I broke up with her. It was going too far."

"Why is that your excuse every time?" I asked thinking about how I do the same thing.

"I should ask you the same thing," he responding finally looking up at me. Sometimes I think he could read my mind.

"Well, if you still want me to go with you, I will."

"I'm not so sure now," he said making me laugh, "But I guess you can."

"How sweet of you," I said as we laughed.

The teacher then walked in and put her stuff on the desk and writing page numbers on the board.

"I know everyone wants to get out of here now since its last period on a Friday. But, we have to do some work," we all gave a load groan but she went on, "Now I'm going to pair all of you up and you will work together on the pages on the board." The teacher looked down into a book and recited the groups, "Nathan Scott and Bevin Mirskey, Haley James and Marvin McFadden, Peyton Sawyer and Lucas Scott, and Brooke Davis and Rachel Gattina." I got up and walked over to Rachel who looked almost as miserable as I did that we had to work together. It's not like we don't like each other, it's just that I really wanted to work we Lucas and of course she wanted to work with her obvious crush, Nathan.

"I guess we both aren't really thrilled about not working with the people we wanted but, let's just get it done," I said trying to start ASAP.

"Whatever," she said opening the book turning to the right page. I looked over at Lucas and Peyton. They were laughing at something or other and smiling at each other not in a 'just friends' sort of way. Then suddenly he grabbed her hand stroked it gently. My heart dropped into my stomach. Rachel saw the expression on my face and looked over to Lucas and Peyton.

"Ooh, sucks for you," she said getting back to answering questions on the page. Peyton knew how I felt about him and still went along with it. This is what I was talking about when I said that since I was popular I only had one true friend.

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After that class I got to Peyton's locker before even she got there. I tapped my foot impatiently waiting for her. Then I spotted her walking with Lucas and smiling at him with that flirty smile she always did when she liked someone. My mouth dropped and I had anger in my eyes.

"Peyton can I talk to you alone?" I asked motioning toward Lucas.

"I'll see you later," Lucas said meaning both of us and walking toward the front doors.

"I have to tell you big news!" Peyton said when she saw Lucas leave the school.

"Okay what?" I asked.

"Lucas asked me out!" she said jumping up and down.

"And you said no right?"

"No, I said yes."

"Peyton, I told you how I feel about him! How could you do this to me, your best friend?"

"I know how you feel but you weren't even acting on it. I'm not going to put your happiness before my own."

"You're a real jerk you know?" I said turning on my heel and leaving through the same doors as Lucas.

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I got ready for the party at Nathan's beach house and hoped Peyton wouldn't be there. I would have to see them acting like a couple and be jealous for the first time of Peyton. But then again, he would be done with her in less than a week and she will be crying and that is now just what I want for her.

"Brooke, someone is here for you! Hurry up! Your father and I have a flight to catch!" my mom screamed up the stairs. I hurried down and saw her and my father driving out of the driveway and Lucas still standing at the door.

"You ready?" he asked putting his hand out to me. I nodded and put my hand in his. He walked me to the car and even opened the door for me.

"What's going on?" I asked before he started the car.

"I know you're mad at Peyton for some reason and I think I should be really nice to you ever since I offered to take her to and from the party with us."

"Lucas! Why did you do that?"

"To torture you," he said smiling at me. I frowned, "No, I'm just kidding. I asked her before I saw that you were mad at her. Why are you mad at her anyway?"

"Long story, she really isn't the friend I thought she was," I said as we drove off to her house. The ride was quiet and I was definitely not moving to the backseat for her.

"Brooke, can you move to the backseat for Peyton?" Lucas asked opening my door with Peyton standing with him.

"Um, no," I said staring at her.

"She gets carsick and I don't think my mom would want any puke in her car."

"Nathan's beach house is not even five minutes away."

"Please Brooke, do it for Lucas," Peyton said leaning in closer to me and whispering slightly. I sighed and climbed to the backseat. I kept on telling myself it was for Lucas. But when I saw them singing along and laughing to some emo song on the radio I never even heard of, I had second thoughts about their break-up being with the next week. I had second thoughts about me and Lucas ever being together.

This is definitely life as I knew it…

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